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Marketing Our Community

Marketing Our Community

Community Overview

Port Alberni is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island at the end of a 48 kilometer salt water inlet, on the Somass River estuary and surrounded by a few large lakes. First Nations established villages in the area centuries ago to utilize the abundant resources here. The development of the City of Port Alberni is linked to the forestry, fishing and marine commercial industries. A deep water, sheltered, ice-free seaport still handles the export of logs, lumber and fish.

In recent years tourism, the arts, aerospace, agriculture, post-secondary education and high tech industries have played an increasingly important role in the economy.

A regional airport is being expanded to 5,000 feet of paved runway to provide more infrastructure for the aerospace industry there now.

Our community of 25,000 people is fortunate to have a new $60 million high-school, a modern hospital, a parks & recreation infrastructure that is the envy of larger communities, a central location, and the most affordable real estate on Vancouver Island.